Jason Calvi

Husband. Father.
Political reporter for FOX Local & @Fox6Now.
Follow for news from battleground Wisconsin, and track the state in the middle of U.S. politics.

[Jason Calvi @JasonCalvi]

DC’s Cardinal McElroy is upset exorcist Monsignor Stephen Rossetti linked UFOs to demons:

[Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC @WashArchdiocese]

The Archdiocese of Washington announced today that Robert Cardinal McElroy has removed Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, a priest of the Diocese of Syracuse, NY, as an exorcist of the Archdiocese of Washington, and ended all affiliation between the archdiocese and the Saint Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal located in Washington, DC.
https://t.co/iox62svR5q

[Dylan Byers @DylanByers]

#BREAK: CBS NEWS has terminated Scott Pelley's contract.

[JR Ross @jrrosswrites]

And now the Elections Commission says Bangstad has 1,504 valid signatures, below the 2,000 valid ones needed to qualify for the ballot.

Candidates have the opportunity to filed affidavits to rehabilitate signatures tossed out by WEC.

[Jason Calvi @JasonCalvi]

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers opposes the federal education tax credit program and vetoed a bill that would have required the gov opt the state in:
“I must veto this bill in its entirety because I object to the nationwide expansion of a private voucher school program.”

[Jason Calvi @JasonCalvi]

NEW: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Missy Hughes says she’d opt into the Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Education Freedom Tax Credit program, which Dem Gov. Tony Evers refused to do. It would allow people to get a tax credit for donations to WI Scholarship Granting Organizations.

[Jason Calvi @JasonCalvi]

Breaking: A judge sentences Harry Wait to 3 years of probation, with no jail. Prosecution asked for 90 days of jail.
He admitted to requesting absentee ballots for Wisconsin Speaker Robin Vos & Racine Mayor Cory Mason. He said it was to show election system vulnerabilities.

[Jason Calvi @JasonCalvi]

Pope Leo XIV names American laywoman Maria Montserrat Alvarado to lead Vatican communications. @MontseEWTN currently leads EWTN News.

[EWTN News @EWTNews]

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Maria Montserrat Alvarado, President and Chief Operating Officer of EWTN News, as Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication. The appointment will take effect Nov. 5, 2026.

Since 2023, Alvarado has overseen EWTN News’ global and multilingual news operations across television, radio, print, digital, and social media platforms. During her tenure, she helped expand the network’s international news presence and deepen collaboration across its multilingual platforms.

“Montse’s background in international media, public affairs, and Church engagement has helped shape EWTN’s outreach at a critical moment in the history of our apostolate: the pivot into a deeper engagement with the digital space,” said Michael P. Warsaw, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of EWTN. “Just as importantly, she has remained deeply committed to the mission that defines EWTN: proclaiming the truth of Jesus Christ and the teachings of His Church with clarity, fidelity, and charity.”

Before joining EWTN, Alvarado spent 14 years in leadership roles at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, where she worked extensively on issues related to religious freedom and human dignity.

In a statement released following the appointment, Alvarado said she received the news “with deep gratitude, humility, and trust in the Lord,” adding that the faithful witness of the EWTN family strengthened her faith.

The Dicastery for Communication was established by Pope Francis in 2015 as part of his reform of the Roman Curia, bringing together the Holy See’s various communications entities, including Vatican News, Vatican Radio, L’Osservatore Romano, Vatican Media, the Vatican Publishing house and printing press, Filmoteca Vaticana, and the Holy See Press Office. Appointed for a five year term, the Prefect is responsible for overseeing the entire media network of the Holy See.

Alvarado succeeds Paolo Ruffini, whom Pope Francis appointed in 2018 as the first lay prefect of a dicastery in the Roman Curia. Ruffini said he had come to know Alvarado “over the last couple of years” and will work closely with her in the coming months “in the spirit of communion that unites us in the Church.”

In recent years, Pope Francis entrusted a growing number of leadership roles in the Vatican to lay men and women, including several senior appointments for women religious. Alvarado’s appointment continues that development and marks the first time a woman who has not taken religious vows as a nun or a sister has been appointed to lead a dicastery of the Holy See.

Born in Mexico City, Alvarado earned academic degrees from Florida International University and George Washington University. She has received several national recognitions for her commitment to religious freedom and service to the Church, and her writings and commentary have appeared in a range of international media outlets.

While noting that EWTN would miss Alvarado’s leadership, Warsaw said the network rejoices in her new mission of service to the universal Church.

“We offer her our prayers, our encouragement, and the full support of the EWTN family as she begins this important mission in service to Pope Leo XIV and his pontificate.”

Full story at https://t.co/PMVA8rgVqO

[Edward Pentin @EdwardPentin]

Pope Leo XIV has appointed @EWTN's head of news, Maria Montserrat Alvarado, as prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, replacing Paolo Ruffini who has served as prefect since 2018. Alvarado will become the first laywoman to head a dicastery of the Roman Curia. She will take up her new position on November 1.

[Scott Bauer @sbauerAP]

Breaking:

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear an appeal of a case filed by a bipartisan coalition of business leaders that seeks to redraw the state's Republican-friendly congressional districts. A three-judge panel dismissed the case in April.

[Jason Calvi @JasonCalvi]

The real estate fraud trial against former Milwaukee City Attorney Tearman Spencer was supposed to start next week, but now is delayed, as prosecutors seek to consolidate three separate cases into one.

[Jason Calvi @JasonCalvi]

The White House's “Alien Arrest Map” reports so far in the second Trump administration:

Milwaukee: 429 immigration arrests
Detroit: 1,696 immigration arrests
Chicago: 3,456 immigration arrests

[Jason Calvi @JasonCalvi]

Tonight, https://t.co/qfpJ1fc8mc is live, redirecting to a White House page that states:

"They walk among us. For 60 years, the U.S. government has kept a closely guarded secret."

It is all about...

people in the country illegally, including a searchable "alien arrest map."

[Roop Raj @rooprajfox2]

“I will not be one of them in 2028…”
Governor Whitmer on possible presidential run in our one on one from Mackinac.

[Fox News @FoxNews]

NOW: Sen. John Cornyn speaks after losing Texas’ Republican Senate primary runoff to Trump-backed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

"After a public service career lasting more than four decades and 18 consecutive campaign wins, tonight, we've come up short in this primary runoff."

He says he intends to support the Republican ticket in the general election.

[Jason Calvi @JasonCalvi]

Federal Judge Lynn Adelman paused June 3 sentencing in the case of convicted former judge Hannah Dugan:
-Instead, judge will hear oral arguments about whether he should reconsider Dugan's request for a acquittal/new trial.
-Remember: judge already ruled against Dugan's request.

[Jason Calvi @JasonCalvi]

BREAKING: Former Judge Hannah Dugan's request for a new trial and acquittal denied by federal Judge Lynn Adelman.

[Jason Calvi @JasonCalvi]

Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul joins other Democratic Attorneys General in letter to VP Vance about why they didn't attend today's meeting of the task force to eliminate fraud:

[Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47]

.@VP hosts state attorneys general at the White House for a @WHFraudTF meeting:

"The resources of the federal government, while vast, can be supplemented and aided by lot of the people... represented here today."

[Jason Calvi @JasonCalvi]

@DoHef19 Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

Yes, I love reading. One of my great joys in life.

I'm curious: what is meant by "passively" engaging strangers?

[Jason Calvi @JasonCalvi]

Before MKE County Exec David Crowley throws out 1st pitch for Brewers tonight, his campaign will host a tailgate on the grounds.
What about Brewers' rule below?
Crowley camp: "No prohibited activities are taking place & the campaign is respecting all applicable venue policies"

[Jason Calvi @JasonCalvi]

TMZ speaks with Rep. Tom Tiffany, GOP candidate for Wisconsin governor:
-He tells them he thrifts
-He answers questions about college student AI worries/boos
https://t.co/G4tdunHb2P

[Fox News @FoxNews]

BREAKING NEWS: Tulsi Gabbard is resigning as director of national intelligence